Shaving-glass.



No. 723,700. I PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903. W, B. MAY. SHAVING GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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WILLIAM B. MAY, OF NEW ROCHELLE,.NEW YORK.

.SHAVlNG-GLASS SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.723,700, dated March 24, 1903.

Application filed April 25. 1902. Serial No. 104,597. (No model.) I

'To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B, MAY, residing at New Rochelle, in thecounty of Westchester and State of New York, have invent-;

ed certain new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Glasses, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a shaving glass or fixture; and its object isto provide an improved fixture especially adapted for use as ashaving-glass, but capable of use in a variety of relations.

To this end the invention consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully setforth and the novel features of which will be specifically pointed outin the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of thefixture. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the mirror or glass insection.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout bothviews.

The fixture is supported by means of a wallplate 3, adapted to be usedin convenient relation to a wall. An arm 4, projecting from this'plate,carries the bracket or support 5, which is shown as semicircular inform, so that the mirror 6 supported thereby can swivel freely withrelation thereto. The mirror 6 is carried by a frame 7, which has at theupper side thereofa lug or swivel-post 8,which is adapted to enter asocket in the bracket, as at the point 9, and be loosely held therein. Asimilar swivel-post 10- rests in a socket at the lower end of thebracket, as at 11, and

thus the mirror can be swung freely about'a vertical axis. Therespectivelengths of the swivel-posts 8 and 10 and of the sockets in which theyrest are such that the mirror may be easily put in place on the bracketor re moved therefrom. When it is desired to remove the mirror', as maybe seen from an inspection of Fig. 2, it is pushed upward until theswivel-post 10 is disengaged from the socket 11. The length of theswivel-post 8 and the depth of the socket in which it rests are such asto allow this movement.

Then

upon the disengagement of the swi'vel-post 10 and its socket the lowerend of the mirror maybe moved outwardly and the mirror drawn downwardlyuntil swivel-post 8 disen gages from its socket. It will of coursebeobvious that in order to permit this movement there must be a certainlooseness in the joint between the upper swivel-post and its, socket.The mirror is shown as adapted to swivel about a vertical axis. Suchconstruction is the preferred one and gives all of the movement of themirror necessary in use... It will be understood, however, that themirror could be arranged to swivel about a horizontal axis or otherwise,as desired.

The construction shown provides a mirror especially adapted for use witha light, such as that shown, the location of which is an importantfeature of this invention from the view-point of compactness and theproper reflection of the light. An arm 12, carried by the bracket 5,supports an electriclight, the bulb of which is shown at 13 and a hoodor reflector therefor at 14. This light is located in front of and abovethe plane of the mirror, so that the rays of light are not interferedwith byauy one standing in front of the mirror, and the reflection isdirect between the light and mirror and the person standing in front ofthe mirror and below the light.

The connecting-wires for. the bulb will of course pass through the arms4 and 12 and be suitably protected thereby.

I am aware that it is not new to provide an adjustable mirror inconnection with a fixed source of light, such as a candle or lamp. Thereare peculiar advantages in this fixture, however, in thatit provides alight which is located in front of and yet above the plane of themirror, so that the light is in no way in terfered with by the personstanding in front of the mirror. 'An efficient arrangement ofthis sortwould not be possible in any of the shaving-stands old in the art, andthe advantages of my construction'in efficiency and compactness willaccordingly be readily apparent. For the sake of convenience and inorder to get the full range of the mirror the light 13 is disposedentirely above the plane of the upper end of said mirror. It will beunderstood, however, that where in the claims I use the term above theplane of the mirror it is intended to include therein such position ofthe light as will locate it above and out of the way of the personstanding in front of the mirror. Under certain circumstances this neednot be actually above the upper end of the mirror, but should be alwayssuch as to be above the plane of the reflection of the person using it.

Various changes in detail of the construction shown which would notinvolve a departure from this invention will be readily suggested.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a shavingglass fixture, comprising aplate adapted to be attached to a wall or ceiling, a bracket sup-.

ported by said plate, a mirror vertically pivoted upon said bracket, soas to be capable of a swivel movement with relation thereto, and an armconnected to said bracket, the free end thereof carrying a source oflight, the said light beiugin frontof and substantially above the planeof said mirror, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. As an article of manufacture, a shaving glass fixture, comprising aplate adapted to be attached to the wall or ceiling, a bracket supportedby said plate,said bracket having a comparatively small socket in oneend thereof and a deep upper socket in the other end thereof, amirror-frame having lugs or swiveled posts in said sockets so arrangedthat said mirror-frame may be held Within said brackets by means of saidlugs so that it may be turned in a vertical plane and may be readilyremoved from said bracket, and an arm attached to the upper part of thebracket, the free end of said arm carrying a source of light said lightbeing located in front of and above the plane of said mirror, as and forthe purposes set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM D. MAY.

Witnesses:

HARRY J. DOUGLAS, ELECTA B. WARD.

